Latest economic and financial news about Syria, currency markets, and regional economy updates.
Damascus governorate will issue temporary Eid al-Adha slaughter permits to licensed butchers between 12 and 25 May 2026, charging 5,000 new Syrian pounds per license and a 10,000 SYP fine for unlicensed slaughter.
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Syria's Ministry of Justice issued a binding circular on 13 May 2026 making electronic court notifications equivalent to in-person service, requiring all litigants to register an email, messaging account, or phone number for case proceedings.
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Syria's Ministry of Energy will begin accepting fuel station license applications on 1 June 2026 through Energy Services Directorates in every governorate, under newly issued executive regulations announced via its Telegram channel.
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Two ships arrived at Syria's Tartus port from Romania on 12 May 2026 carrying 32,000 head of livestock destined for Jordan, in a transit shipment that officials linked to a rise in commercial traffic through the Mediterranean port.
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Syria's General Authority for Crossings and Customs has authorized investors operating in free zones to import used cars from neighboring countries, conditional on a written pledge that the vehicles will not be sold or registered locally.
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Iraq's General Customs Authority received its first cargo shipment under the international road transport (TIR) system from Syria bound for Kuwait on 11 May 2026, transiting the recently reopened al-Walid – al-Tanf border crossing.
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The first Syrian–Emirati Investment Forum opened at the People's Palace in Damascus on 11 May 2026, with officials disclosing $1.3 billion in non-oil bilateral trade for 2025 and tax exemptions of up to 80 percent for industrial investors.
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A Turkish garment manufacturers association has proposed leasing a strip of Syrian territory 15 to 30 kilometers deep for 99 years to host industrial production zones for returning refugees, drawing opposition from Turkish unions and domestic manufacturers.
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Five of eight primary grain silos in Hasaka governorate remain out of service, with the Syrian Grain Corporation rushing repairs ahead of a harvest expected to draw heavily on the northeast.
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